Slipknot

Back in 2009, following the release of their most recent studio album, All Hope is Gone, three members of Slipknot - Corey Taylor, Chris Fehn and M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan - took part in meet and greet photo shoots with fans.

Corey Taylor was in Denver on Saturday night, a city he considers one of his "second homes," since he lived in nearby Lakewood, Colorado (and worked in a porn store there) before joining Slipknot. According to the Denver paper Westword, he joked with old friends and former roommates in the audience, in addition to reading from his book Seven Deadly Sins, taking questions from fans, and performing acoustic songs, as he's doing on every night of the tour. The image above comes from a slideshow posted on Westword's website; you can see the rest of the pictures at this link.

Earlier this month, we went back through our history and put together a look at the classic live albums we've released over the years, including titles by Slipknot, Machine Head, Opeth, Sepultura, Type O Negative (well, sorta) and many more. Now we want to know which of these is your favorite.

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor delivered a lecture at Oxford University in the UK earlier this year. It's been edited into four parts, which he's posting online once a week.

Corey Taylor's solo acoustic tour kicked off yesterday, and Artisan News Service posted a video in which Taylor talks about what fans can expect from the shows. Each night, the Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman will perform acoustic versions of some of his songs (and possibly some covers), read from his book Seven Deadly Sins, and take questions from the audience. Here's the video: Visit our tour page to find a date near you!.

Slipknot's M. Shawn Crahan (aka Clown) will be giving a talk at 6 PM local time at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, called "On Living Your Dreams, Slipknot & Life." The event description from the University reads, in part: "The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition’s Music University and Drake University’s Entrepreneurship Program present M.

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor delivered a lecture at Oxford University in the UK earlier this year; the full talk will be streamed in four parts on Taylor's website, thecoreytaylor.com, starting Wednesday, November 9 at 5 PM EST. Here's the first of the four parts: On November 14, Taylor will be launching a solo U.S. tour which will include acoustic performances, readings from his book Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good, and audience Q&A sessions.

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor was recently interviewed by The Gauntlet, discussing Slipknot (both the band's recently reissued second album Iowa and their future), his recent Oxford University lecture, and his upcoming solo tour. Taylor describes 2001's Iowa as "a natural evolution beyond what the self-titled album was. It was a lot darker.

Spin magazine has gathered Corey Taylor, Sid Wilson and M. Shawn Crahan of Slipknot, and gotten them to relate seven of the most disturbing, grotesque stories from the band's history.

The iTunes Store is currently offering dozens of metal albums for only $7.99 each, and 11 Roadrunner titles, some classic and some brand-new, are among them. Here are the titles that are currently available for this low price: Cavalera Conspiracy, Blunt Force Trauma DragonForce, Ultra Beatdown Killswitch Engage, As Daylight Dies King Diamond, Abigail Machine Head, The Blackening Mercyful Fate, Don't Break the Oath Mercyful Fate, Melissa Opeth, Heritage Sepultura, Chaos A.D. Slipknot, Iowa (original version; click here to get the 10th Anniversary deluxe edition) Trivium, In Waves.